Known as the spice islands, the archipelago Indonesia lies on the equator, neighboring Australia and Southeast Asia in the southern Pacific Ocean. Over the years, Indonesia has attracted everyone who had a ship. Traders from India, the Middle East, and Holland came for the spices and spread the word. At one time or another, Indonesia was ruled by the governments of Holland, China, Portugal, India, and the United Kingdom. Today, Indonesia has a population of about 180 million ...